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Re:Earth-1217: where every CSV file has two header rows: col... by ot1138 on Sunday February 18, 2024 @07:32PM (#39425015)
Ha, we used to do this in the 90s with double pipes || and triple pipes |||.
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Re:Earth-1217: where every CSV file has two header rows: col... by mjevans on Sunday February 18, 2024 @11:36PM (#39426261)
IIRC PHP BB used || for data separators. The abstraction often leaked.
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